Waterfront redeveloper also plans to rehabilitate Asbury Lanes

Asbury Lanes is not the only bowling alley which has caught the eye of waterfront redeveloper IStar Financial. The corporation is acquiring 58 bowling centers around the country from sports equipment manufacturer Brunswick Corporation, according to an Aug. 1 report in the Commercial Observer website. IStar did not return a call from the Commercial Observer seeking […]

Incident took place just after midnight Monday

Asbury Park police are investigating an early Monday morning incident of shots fired by a man who was reportedly riding a bicycle at the time. Police responded to the call in the 700 block of Sewall Avenue shortly after midnight Monday, according to Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno. A 25-year-old city man was sitting on his […]

Cheripka: Updated development controls first must be in place

An effort to amend the waterfront redevelopment agreement to allow smaller developers to move forward has been met with opposition from master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial. The City Council directed City Manager John “Jack” Kelly Wednesday to write a letter to request iStar agree to amend the waterfront redevelopment agreement to allow developers to move […]

County wants to close intersection to coincide with Memorial Dr. upgrades

Members of the Asbury Park City Council are all in agreement that none of the city’s railway intersections between Memorial Drive and Main Street should be shut off to traffic. In a discussion held during the Aug. 6 city council meeting, all five council members agreed to send correspondence to the state department of transportation […]

Camp will emphasize leadership, community outreach and education

National Basketball Association [NBA] free agent J.R. Inman is set to conduct a youth basketball clinic at the Asbury Park unit of the Boys & Clubs of Monmouth County on Friday, Aug. 15 from noon to 3 p.m., according to recent news release. Inman is a former Rutgers forward who is now a free agent […]

Four passengers unhurt in same vehicle that flipped over

An early morning automobile accident on Memorial Drive took the life of a 23 year old city man, while the four passengers in the vehicles escaped unharmed. At 12:53 a.m., Jeffrey Voltaire was driving a 2003 Jeep Cherokee south on Memorial Drive when he lost control of the vehicle and if flipped over at the […]

Intersections near Vive site remain only locations with extended curb line

Members of the Asbury Park City Council voted Wednesday against installation of bump-out curbing along several Kingsley Street intersections throughout the waterfront. A bump-out is the extension of the curb at the corners of a four-way intersection, which narrow the road and effectively eliminate the shoulder. Bump-outs shorten the time a pedestrian is exposed to […]

Over 100 trees available for planting

The New Jersey Tree Foundation, in partnership with American Forests and the City of Asbury Park, is getting ready to plant another round of shade trees in the city this fall, according to a news release from the foundation. Anyone who would like a 12-14 foot tree planted in the space between the curb and […]

Two buildings were not charged approximately 280K

An audit requested by city officials has uncovered more billing deficiencies in regard to payment in lieu of tax [PILOT] agreements on downtown apartment buildings. The city failed to properly bill close to $282,000 worth of property taxes on the Griffin and Post apartment buildings, according to city manager John “Jack” Kelly. The total amount of […]

Moor splits with council over fear of inadequate parking

An ordinance that makes several changes to a plan that sets the framework for how the Springwood Avenue corridor will be redeveloped passed its first reading Wednesday. The Michaels Organization, a Marlton-based company that specializes in affordable, mixed-financed housing, seeks to build a mix of 64 residential townhouse and multi-family units within three buildings on vacant lots […]